Romanticism to Realism 1855 - 1870

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Overview of Unit 3By:TiffanyDrewEmilyAshleighRyanSummary of Unit 3Civil War between North and SouthRealsim instead of romantic atitudesFreedom,equality, unity, libertyFree verse poemsWalt Whitman & Emily DickinsonWalt WhitmanPoems:In Cabin'd Ships at SeaAs I Ponder'd in SilenceOne's-self I singTo Thee Old CauseTo Foreign LandsEmily DickinsonPoems:A Light Exists in SpringA Drop FellA Door Just OpenedA Clock StoppedA Bird Came DownPoetsMost knownEmily DickinsonWalt WhitmanLiterature TrendsRadical in formFree verseLoose and ramblingLanguage colotful and vigorousThemes (love, death, immortality, nature)UnromanticIdeas of the AgeFreedom and unityEquality and liberty for allHonestyUnsentimentalIronic WritingsCultural InfluencesSlaves War between North and South that ended in civil warRomantic atitudes helped push the nation into warFour years of fighting led to a new realismRomanticism to Realism 1855 - 1870Historical ContextCultural InfluencesIdeas of the AgeLiterature TrendsPoetsHistorical ContextCilvil WarNorth vs. SouthSlavery's expansion west provoked confrontationNorth's economy was based on trade and industrySouth's economy was based on agriculture and slavery